BES20 1243

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 1243
Transliteration
l tm bn s²rk bn nġft bn s¹ʿd bn ʿlht bn whb bn ḏff bn ġyr w h lt nqʾt l- ḏ yʿwr h- ḫṭṭ
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Tm son of S²rk son of Nġft son of S¹ʿd son of ʿlht son of Whb son of Ḏff son of Ġyr and O Lt may he who would efface this writing be thrown out of the grave
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary
The genealogy minus the final name has previously been attested in WH 649. The author draws the f with only three diagonal lines, instead of the typical four. There is a cross above the n of nġft that looks like a t, but this must be extraneous. Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Mismā al-Sharqī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
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Updated 02 Jul, 2025 by OCIANA

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Bloomfield, Josef. 'BES20 1243.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45173. Accessed: 17 Jan, 2026.